The Seacoast was dealing with strong winds during Monday's storm. The gusting wind made for rough surf. WMUR's Stephanie Woods reports.

The Seacoast was dealing with strong winds during Monday's storm. The gusting wind made for rough surf. WMUR's Stephanie Woods reports.

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Updated: 11:00 PM EST Feb 2, 2015

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WEBVTT FREEZING SPRAY, SOME WERE DIVING INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. STEPHANIE WOODS IS LIVE IN HAMPTON BEACH AND EXPLAINS WHY THEY'RE GOING INTO THE OCEAN. IT'S STILL BLOWING NOW. WE'RE ABOUT 45 MINUTES AWAY FROM HIGH TIDE AND THE SEA IS SET TO RISE ABOUT 8 FEET. SO QUITE A BIT. WHILE HAMPTON FIREFIGHTERS ARE WARNING PEOPLE THAT WAVES COULD HIT THE SEAWALL, OTHERS ARE THROWING CAUTION TO THE WIND AND DIVING RIGHT IN. COULD YOU IMAGINE DOING THIS? IN THIS? YEAH, TOTALLY WORTH IT. TODAY IT WAS JUST 8 DEGREES ON HAMPTON BEACH AND WINDS DROVE THE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 10 BELOW. BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP RACHEL FROM SURFING TODAY, ICICLES AND ALL. IT'S NOT AS COLD AS IT LOOKS. IT LOOKS COLD. IT'S NOT THAT BAD. SHE SAYS THE 42-DEGREE OCEAN WATER MAKES THE PLUNGE MORE BEARABLE. BUT FELLOW SURFER MAX SAYS THE AFTER GLOW OF THE SUPER BOWL KEPT HIM WARM. I JUST LOVE IT HERE IN THE STATES, YOU KNOW, AFTER A BIG WIN BY THE PATS, I CONE HAVE BEEN MORE FIRED UP TO GET OUT HERE AND GET A COUPLE OF FUN WAVES. HE SAYS HE'LL BRAVE ANY STORM TO ENJOY 15-FOOT WAVES. BUT THOSE WAVES AND THE 35-MILE AN HOUR WIND GUSTS BEHIND THEM MAKE STORM SURFING DANGEROUS. PROBABLY MORE DANGEROUS DRIVING ON THE ROADS THAN IN THE WATER. ALTHOUGH IT'S LEGAL, HAMPTON FIRE AND RESCUE WOULD LIKE TO SEE FEWER SURF BOARDS DURING SNOWSTORMS. YOU'LL HAVE A COUPLE BRAVE SOULS GO OUT THERE YEAR-ROUND IN THIS WEATHER, BUT WITH THE HIGH WATER AND WIND AND WAVES, WE DISCOURAGE IT. THE LIEUTENANT SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT IS EQUIPPED AND READY TO RESCUE ANY SURFER WHO NEEDS HELP. THE POLICY IS? PRETTY MUCH YEAR ROUND, PRETTY MUCH AT THEIR OWN RISK. HAMPTON FIRE IS WARNING RESIDENTS HERE THAT THOSE HIGH WAVES COULD HIT THE SEAWALL AND HURL DEBRIS AT OCEAN FRONT HOMES. BUT STILL THESE WAVES THAT WE'RE SEEING, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE BIG, THEY'RE NOTHING COMPARED TO THE WAVES FROM LAST TUESDAY'S

Rough surf, strong winds reported on the Seacoast

The Seacoast was dealing with strong winds during Monday's storm. The gusting wind made for rough surf. WMUR's Stephanie Woods reports.